Repository Document and Object Properties

General Tab

The General tab displays read-only information about the object.

Property	Description
Name	The name of the item which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users
Code	[not available for folders] The technical name of the item used for generating code or scripts, which may be abbreviated, and should not generally include spaces
Comment	[not available for folders] Additional information about the object.
Type	[not available for folders] Type of object: PowerDesigner model or package, other types of documents and object.
Location	[folders, documents, and model objects] Full path of the folder or document. [model packages]: hierarchy of packages in the model.
Status	[not available for folders] Indicates the status of the document, which can be Updatable, Frozen, or Locked.

Version Info Tab

The Version Info tab displays information about the origins of the object.

Property	Description
Creation	Displays the full name of the user who created the item in the repository, and the date of creation.
Last modification	Displays the full name of the user who last modified the item, and the date of this modification.
Generated From Origin Object	[model objects only] This box is displayed when the current object has been generated from another object, and displays the name of the origin object. Click the Properties button to the right of this field to open the origin object property sheet.
Version number	[not available for folders] Number of the version.
Version branch	[not available for folders] Name of the branch to which the version belongs.
Comment	[not available for folders] Version comment.

Versions Tab

The Versions tab displays a tree made of the different branches containing versions of the document. You can expand the branch nodes to display versions of the document. The following management tools are available on the Version tab of a document:

Tool	Description
	Properties - Displays the property sheet of the document
	Check Out - Checks out the selected version. See Checking Documents out of the Repository.
	Compare - Compares two versions. See Comparing Models in the Repository.
	Freeze/Unfreeze - Freezes or unfreezes the selected version. See Freezing Document Versions.
	Lock/ Unlock - Locks or unlocks the selected version. See Locking Document Versions.
	Delete - Deletes the selected version

Note: When you check in a document, the local date is converted to GMT. It is converted again to local time when you check the document out. This is to let you to compare document versions stored in the repository when you are working in different time zones.

Other Tabs

The following tabs are also available:

Notes [models, packages, and model objects only] - contains annotations and descriptions of the object (see Notes Tab)
Attributes [models, packages, and model objects only] - displays additional properties set for these items.
Collections [models, packages, and model objects only] - displays a list of collections or related objects (but not sub-objects) for the item. For example, the Collections tab in the property sheet of a CDM entity may display the business rules attached to the entity, but will not display entity attributes.
Permissions [models, packages, folders and other documents only] – lists those users and groups with permissions on the document. For more information about permissions, see Granting Access Permissions on Repository Items.